Faculty Recital: Moisés Molina, Cello with Minjung Seo, Piano

Cellist Moisés Molina, originally from Honduras, has built a distinguished career as a soloist, chamber and orchestral musician, teacher, and clinician. His artistry has taken him across the United States, Latin America, Europe, and Asia, with performances and recordings on the Centaur, Parma, Profil, and New World labels. Molina has appeared at renowned international festivals including the Toradze International Music Festival (Tbilisi, Georgia), the Biennial Violoncello Festival (Lima, Peru), the Orfeo Music Festival (Italy), and the Northern Lights Music Festival (USA). A passionate educator, he has also taught at the Singing River Cello Workshop, the Tennessee Valley Music Festival, and Scor! String Experiences. He regularly performs with the ensemble of the Chicago Conducting Masterclass and Workshop. As a guest artist, Molina has been featured at the St. Augustine Music Festival (Florida), the International Chamber Music Festival (Lima, Peru), the Cuzco Music Festival, and the First International Cello Festival (Huánuco, Peru). He has presented master classes at the Conservatorio Nacional de Música (Dominican Republic), the Instituto Superior de Artes (Cuba), the Tennessee Cello Workshop, and the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras. An active orchestral musician, Molina serves as Principal Cellist of the Mobile Symphony Orchestra, the Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra, and the Columbus Symphony Orchestra (GA), while also performing frequently with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra. He has previously held leadership positions with the Abilene Philharmonic, Abilene Opera, and the Quincy Symphony Orchestra (IL), among others. Currently Associate Professor of Cello and Director of the Cuba Center at the University of Alabama, Dr. Molina has also taught at Western Illinois University, Hardin-Simmons University, and Abilene Christian University. He has presented at state music education conferences, conducted youth and festival orchestras, and, early in his career, was awarded an orchestral fellowship to the Aspen Music Festival Korean-born American Pianist Minjung Seo has earned critical acclaim as “a fine touch and great sensitivity” by Chatham Star Tribune and “brilliant” by New & Record. As a recipient of the Samuel Sanders Collaborative Pianists Award, Seo has participated as a pianist in multiple concert series at Alice Tully Hall, Carnegie Hall, as well as internationally at the Seoul Arts Center, KBS Hall, and Yongsan Arts Hall in Korea. She has been invited as an artist-in-residence in prestigious summer festivals, such as the Bowdoin International Music Festival, the Banff Centre, Music Academy of the West, and Aspen Music Festival. Her performances have been recorded for Navona Records and aired on WDAV 89.1, and Tri-State Public Radio, WIUW 89.5. Seo received her Doctor of Musical Arts degree in chamber music and piano accompanying from University of North Carolina, master’s degrees in collaborative piano and piano performance from the Juilliard School and Indiana University after finishing her Bachelor of Music from Yonsei University in South Korea. Seo is currently a senior lecturer in accompanying at Auburn University and previously served as a piano faculty at Western Illinois University, Bennett College, and NC School of the Arts.